# Nepenthes
## Translingual
### Etymology

From Latin nēpenthes, from Ancient Greek νηπενθής (nēpenthḗs, “sorrow-banishing”) (neuter), from νη- (nē-, “not”) + πένθος (pénthos, “grief”).

### Proper noun

Nepenthes f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Nepenthaceae – pitcher plants, carnivorous plants of the Old World tropics.

#### Hypernyms

* (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots - clades; Caryophyllales - order; Nepenthaceae - family

#### Hyponyms

* (genus): Nepenthes distillatoria - type species; Nepenthes adnata, Nepenthes alata, Nepenthes albomarginata, Nepenthes ampullaria, Nepenthes anamensis, Nepenthes andamana, Nepenthes angasanensis, Nepenthes argentii, Nepenthes aristolochioides, Nepenthes attenboroughii, Nepenthes bellii, Nepenthes benstonei, Nepenthes bicalcarata, Nepenthes bokorensis, Nepenthes bongso, Nepenthes boschiana, Nepenthes burbidgeae, Nepenthes burkei, Nepenthes campanulata, Nepenthes chang, Nepenthes chaniana, Nepenthes clipeata, Nepenthes danseri, Nepenthes deaniana, Nepenthes densiflora, Nepenthes diatas, Nepenthes dubia, Nepenthes edwardsiana, Nepenthes ephippiata, Nepenthes eustachya, Nepenthes eymae, Nepenthes faizaliana, Nepenthes flava, Nepenthes fusca, Nepenthes glabrata, Nepenthes glandulifera, Nepenthes globosa, Nepenthes gracilis, Nepenthes gracillima, Nepenthes gymnamphora, Nepenthes hamata, Nepenthes hirsuta, Nepenthes hispida, Nepenthes hurrelliana, Nepenthes inermis, Nepenthes insignis, Nepenthes izumiae, Nepenthes jacquelineae, Nepenthes khasiana, Nepenthes klossii, Nepenthes jamban, Nepenthes kampotiana, Nepenthes kerrii, Nepenthes lamii, Nepenthes lavicola, Nepenthes lingulata, Nepenthes longifolia, Nepenthes lowii, Nepenthes macfarlanei, Nepenthes macrophylla, Nepenthes macrovulgaris, Nepenthes madagascariensis, Nepenthes mantalingajanensis, Nepenthes mapuluensis, Nepenthes masoalensis, Nepenthes maxima, Nepenthes merrilliana, Nepenthes micramphora, Nepenthes mikei, Nepenthes mindanaoensis, Nepenthes mira, Nepenthes mirabilis, Nepenthes mollis, Nepenthes muluensis, Nepenthes murudensis, Nepenthes naga, Nepenthes neoguineensis, Nepenthes northiana, Nepenthes ovata, Nepenthes paniculata, Nepenthes papuana, Nepenthes pervillei, Nepenthes peltata, Nepenthes petiolata, Nepenthes philippinensis, Nepenthes pilosa, Nepenthes pitopangii, Nepenthes platychila, Nepenthes rafflesiana, Nepenthes rajah, Nepenthes ramispina, Nepenthes reinwardtiana, Nepenthes rhombicaulis, Nepenthes rigidifolia, Nepenthes robcantleyi, Nepenthes rowanae, Nepenthes sanguinea, Nepenthes saranganiensis, Nepenthes sibuyanensis, Nepenthes singalana, Nepenthes smilesii, Nepenthes spathulata, Nepenthes spectabilis, Nepenthes stenophylla, Nepenthes sumatrana, Nepenthes suratensis, Nepenthes surigaoensis, Nepenthes talangensis, Nepenthes tenax, Nepenthes tentaculata, Nepenthes tenuis, Nepenthes thai, Nepenthes thorelii, Nepenthes tobaica, Nepenthes tomoriana, Nepenthes treubiana, Nepenthes truncata, Nepenthes veitchii, Nepenthes ventricosa, Nepenthes vieillardii, Nepenthes villosa, Nepenthes vogelii, Nepenthes xiphioides (other species)
** Nepenthes × alisaputrana, Nepenthes × kinabaluensis (nothospecies)

### References

* Nepenthes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Nepenthes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Nepenthes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Nepenthes at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Nepenthes at USDA Plants database
* Nepenthes at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Nepenthaceae at APWeb
* Nepenthes at Plants of the World Online
* Nepenthaceae at Paleobiology Database